COMPARISION OF GREEK AND ROMAN CULTURES

Element Greece Rome
Art The Greeks developed 3 design elements. These elements were Corinthian, Ionic, and Doric. They also used pottery as an important form of expression and storytelling. This showed different aspects of their culture throughout the ages. The Romans were fond of using statues, paintings, and mosaics in their culture. The inspiration for these forms of expression came from the Greeks. The statues were purposely designed to tell stories of their history and culture. The Greeks used small figures as well as life size statues among other materials to tell of their culture, especially their heroes and gods, important event events, and culture. Roman statues were significant in telling of the history of the culture.
Government The main forms of government in ancient Greece were Tyranny, Monarchy, Oligarchy, and Democracy. Kings were the first rulers of Greece leading way to Democracy. The first rulers of Rome were kings however the Romans developed a government which allowed citizens to elect their own consuls (officials). After years of this the power of the consuls gave way to an emperor.
Philosophy There were three main contributors to Greek philosophy, Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. The basic philosophic thoughts were based on subjects including ethics, logics, and rhetoric. Romans were influenced by the philosophical writings of the Greeks. Lucretius, Cicero, and Seneca were some of the first Romans to write about philosophy.
Religion The Greeks worshipped many different gods, each of whom had their own myth to explain their own existence and relationship to man. The Romans also worshipped many different gods. The Romans built temples to worship the gods and had separate holidays for each one.
Geography Greece is a peninsula that is difficult to navigate because it has smaller peninsulas around it and also has mountains in it. Navigation around Greece was done on boats. Rome is near to the Mediterranean Sea but also has volcanic mountains. The mountains were used a protection for Rome. References

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